DENVER -- Luke Turner turned to Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur and pointed out all of the cameras.

"They are taking pictures," he said to the commander, who responded with a broad smile and nod.

"I like pictures," the 3-year-old concluded definitively.

Mother Brandy Turner told assembled media at Denver International Airport that her son is confused about the past few days, but he enjoyed a plane ride from Canada.

Luke Turner has been big news from Colorado to Manitoba, Canada, since he was kidnapped from his Longmont home on Saturday morning. Police believe his father Monty Turner broke into his estranged wife's home, assaulted her with a stun gun and pepper spray, and took Luke with the help of Monty Turner's father, Ronald Turner Sr. Police and the FBI tracked Monty Turner to a Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, motel and arrested him on Sunday. Luke was found safe.

Luke Turner, 3, rubs his eyes while he and his mother, Brandy Turner, speak to media during a news conference Tuesday evening at Denver International Airport.
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Satur would not say just how the FBI reunited the mother and son on Tuesday, but Brandy Turner flew from Denver to meet him, likely in Minot, N.D.

She said she didn't tell anyone about her plans and simply followed police even though she wasn't quite prepared for travel. She said she only briefed her teenage daughter with scant details. She said Luke was happy to hear news that he was headed home to Colorado.

"I think he was, like, 'Mommy! Am I going home?'"

She said she is relieved to have him back. He stayed planted in her lap, offering photographers smiles and various expressions throughout the brief news conference.

Brandy Turner said she plans to seek police advice to keep Luke secure in the future and professional advice to help Luke cope.

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"I intend to get some good solid advice on how to handle his questions," she said.

She added that she never intended to keep Luke from his dad and that the ordeal was unnecessary.

Mainly, though, she said she wanted to thank the police, FBI, those in Canada who cared for Luke until she was able to reach him and "the thousands of people who have been praying for him and for our family."

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